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“Le$$ Talk, More Smoke 2” // Alonzo Cartier is all bout that action on critically acclaimed followup album + video
17 MayUSA Blog Network
Port Arthur, Texas rap artist Alonzo Cartier releases his latest album, “Le$$ talk, More Smoke 2”, via the Not Normal Inc. imprint. On the 10-track project, Alonzo picks up where he left off from the 2018 Le$$ talk, More Smoke album, and hits us with more bars, more sauce, and of course, more smoke. Throughout Le$$ talk, his flow switches from rugged to melodic over production that fits each style. Tracks that can’t help but to stand out are the energetic real talk on 1st single “Figure Me Out and the super-smooth “Late Nights & Early Mornings” where Alonzo reflects on his ambitions as an artist and invites others with the same goals to join him. Another highlight on the album is the bass-heavy, bouncy “Precious Cargo” that reworks Jaheim’s R&B hit “Put That Woman First.” Also, worth mentioning is the soulful “Aunties” where Alonzo recalls bittersweet moments in his past while displaying a more serious side of his artistry. Aside from him holding down the fort on the majority of Le$$ talk, special featured guests include GP 4/5 a.k.a Hollywood, Cooli Blaze, Adonis Edmond, D-Notez, and Kuntriboidolla, who all slide through to add to the album's vibe. Definitely worth the stream time, check out Alonzo Cartier’sLe$$ talk, More Smoke 2 today.
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“Regime” // QUAI aka Q Stacks delivers powerful 20-track newage trap album
10 MayUSA Blog Network
It is no wonder why Nashville is known as “Music City”. Being the stomping grounds of the legendary Johnny Cash, abode of country music, and nexus for nightly, sonic stimulation; this capital of Tennessee has most definitely earned its epithet. Naturally, one would assume the residents of those tuneful, Volunteer streets equally live up to its legacy; and you would be right. Especially when it comes to QUAI. Of all of the Nashville artists out there, this titan seems most ambitious in representing the “Music City”. The tracklist alone, of his 2019 drop, “Regime”, makes that easily seen. It is twenty tracks in length, cut with bangers galore. With this project, QUAI is throwing a forty-minute trap party to which we are all invited; complete with monstrous anthems and 808-driven smashes, alike. The dividing line between “Regime”, and every other modern-trap project out there, however, is how uniquely its creator uses melody and rhyme. On his biggest records within the long-player, QUAI barely uses melody as a driving force for the song. Instead, he croons in the background; centering our focus on the lyrics he’s spitting, and the versatile flows they’re delivered through. This style assigns an especial sound to QUAI; and that specialty flows through every one of “Regime”’s veins. Without a doubt, in crafting this comprehensive body of work, QUAI has done Nashville’s legacy proud; and made himself heir to the “Music City” crown.
“Regime” on Soundcloud
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“Life's A Mess” // K.Ray tells his unique story with newage hiphop album
26 AprilUSA Blog Network
Out the gate, K.Ray proves he is leagues beyond his competition. He consolidates what could have been a brisk, three-song EP, into six minutes of seamless music; and uses the track to introduce an even larger body of work. Aberrant work that borders extra-terrestrial. That is “Life’s a mess”: thirty minutes of unconventional, yet gravitating rap from a Columbus, Georgia creative. On this nine track opus, it feels as though K.Ray is almost making a point of leaning away from Hip-Hop’s present direction. Yes, he raps, but the way he does so; the way he crafts his music is unlike anything you’ve heard thus far. Modern-trap production is dispersed into clouds of melody and liquid-like drums. Introspective rhymes abruptly ascend into autotuned harmonies and sampled chops. The album completely embodies its title. It is a mess that us listeners can’t even begin to clean. Yet, by the end of its runtime; by the end of this mind-opening body of work, you won’t want to, either way.
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"Other Shxt" // Grandé Zee delivers impressive new trap banger
24 AprilUSA Blog Network
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“Gucci” // kevystaysnappin rides dark piano keys on certified trap banger
24 AprilUSA Blog Network
Evil keys, an explosive trap beat, and endless, Georgian flow are all kevystaysnappin needs to serve us a dynamic anthem. For, that is what “Gucci” packs; and by all accounts, it is anthemic. Tailored perfectly for the entire culture of Southern Hip-Hop, “Gucci” is a sharpshooter of a single. Although hectic, with its pulsating 808s and pounding trap snares, kevy’s performance gives the record magnitude and direction. You will easily be magnetized by his almost never-ending bars; which sway through an ATLien inflection, and various, lyrical references to other Southern hotspots. There are even a few moments wherein his adlibs are pitched through a muddy, Texan, chopped-n-skrewed filter; only increasing his homage to the South. Such is why “Gucci” is a track that every state below the Mason-Dixon can embrace. Don’t be surprised if you hear this record banging from the trunk of the car beside you; or lighting up the southerly house party you just walked in. kevystaysnappin definitely has a hit.
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“She Knows” // Kfresh shines on new club banger + Feature Interview
16 AprilUSA Blog Network
Kfresh, and his Atlanta bounce, will surely jumpstart your summer. Fantastically, he has dropped “She Knows”: a brash trap banger ready to rock the club. Outfitted with slamming 808s, hyper drums, and a serpentine, sitar melody, this Southern single undeniably packs a punch. Kfresh’s performance on the track?: a clean KO. He zips through the instrumental with a breeze of autotune; blending singing and rapping to create a lightning smash. One second, he is a flowing ATLien, cranking out bars and rhymes. The next, he is smoothly melodizing through a chorus, bringing the festive energy to an all time high. Yes, “She Knows” just might be your summer favorite. It has all the makings of a potential anthem; and Kfresh has all the potential of guiding it to the charts.
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“Pull Up” // Prince Peezy & Lala Chanel deliver upper echelon hit with new banger
23 MarchUSA Blog Network
When Prince Peezy and Lala Chanel are together on a track, we are guaranteed a banger. The latest evidence of that greatness is “Pull Up”. On this two-minute and fifty-four second track, Lala brings the radio-ready melodies while Peezy brings the club-shattering bars. A mysterious, synth key progression brings them in under a series of adlibs. Before you can even flinch, Lala serenades you with the chorus over a sudden 808. Finally, the entire beat drops and you are thrown into the grip of this single. After forty seconds, Preezy is blasting you with rhymes; flexing his lyrical dexterity and unstoppable flow. Yet, determined not to be outdone, Lala hits the mic with her own flash of bars, and that show of multi-talent from the artist really brings “Pull Up” home. “Pull Up” may be seen live in concert as Prince Peezy and Lala Chanel are set to co-headline the upcoming 420 festival in Denver, Colorado with Lil Flip and more!
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"Usually" // Banksly drops smooth newage banger
22 MarchUSA Blog Network
Fall into the wave of smoothness that new song "Usually" delivers. New-age Atlanta artist, Banksly shines with a wavy laid-back flow as he speaks his mind over the soulful boombap beat. Enjoy "Usually" and follow Banksly's growing movement today!
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"Wild Out" // V3locity releases visuals for new club anthem
16 MarchUSA Blog Network
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“Dick Pic” I Milyssa Rose warns freaks with comical animated rap video
12 MarchUSA Blog Network
Paired with a quirky, animated video, Georgia star, Milyssa Rose, drops the eccentric “Dick Pic” single. Undoubtedly, the most abstract piece of art you will hear all week, “Dick Pic” is a radical melting pot of sounds. An EDM melody, crushed by a diabolical 808, creates the backbone for the beat Milyssa Rose dominates. Her delivery is a blend of savagely energetic and soulfully wonderful; with certain bars extending into songful melody. There is likewise a colorful persona Milyssa Rose leaps into when on the mic, using her lyrics to paint a picture, and captivating inflection to pull us in. All in all, the track is a ground-breaking contribution to the Atlanta music scene. As incendiary as the track’s purpose may be, its fun-spirited energy is evidence of a Southern femcee breathing creativity and life back into the art of Hip-Hop.
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#ATLhiphop Leiffy Luciano drops flavorful newage banger “Candy Lady”
02 MarchUSA Blog Network
Dripping in radio-ready melody, sprinkled with autotune and a Zone 6 inflection, is “Candy Lady”, the latest single from Atlanta, Georgia’s Leiffy Luciano. Over a sweetly dreamy trap production by Mondo, our DeKalb County resident proffers melodies and metaphors geared towards candy, and every woman who’s flavored just like it. Not a bar is wasted on “Candy Lady”. Leiffy Luciano cleverly ties each one to our favorite, convenient store snacks. He powers through an 808-driven, club-craving chorus with an infectious appreciation for his “Candy Lady”. This two-minute and thirty-second track is as catchy as it is creative. Not only does it feature an addictive bounce, topped by sugary, autotuned highs; but it maintains a fun, unorthodox theme for the duration of its play. If you were a fan of D4L’s king-sized hit, “Laffy Taffy”; then you’ll have a sweettooth for Leiffy Luciano’s “Candy Lady”. One that pressing play is certain to satisfy.
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Apollon The Don drops westcoast influenced conscious rap song “Breathe”
01 MarchUSA Blog Network
On your first listen to “Breathe (Ghetto Lullaby)”, by Apollon The Don, you may mistake the lyricist to be a fresh, Californian upstart. The whistling synth playing the back of his production harkens to G-Funk; whilst his paced, yet deliberate flow is reminiscent of the same LA legends that pioneered that style. It will come as a shock to learn that this gifted emcee is actually a native of Atlanta; however, that piece of information makes “Breathe” all the more jaw-dropping. For, it exists so greatly outside of the trap trend that currently grips his environment. From a young rapper emerging from Clayton County (Zone 3), the lyrical depth of his verses and Southern, soulful inflection of his bridges and hooks are a breath of fresh air. Apollon The Don proves on “Breathe” that he is a descendant of the greats who architected this art-form in the Golden Era. He commits his pen to storytelling; narrating the various plights of growing up in the impoverished ghettos of our country. “Breathe (Ghetto Lullaby)” is a record, that merges West Coast production, with deep, conscious lyricism and a soul-stirring, Southern harmony. If you have been searching for a fresh beacon of Hip-Hop hope to shine out of Atlanta, Apollon The Don is the answer. And he is a radiant one, at that.
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Take a journey with Lui Vi on smooth Hiphop/Classic RnB banger “Let It Go”
24 FebruaryUSA Blog Network
A soulful, old school beat makes every lyric Lui Vi spits hit ten times harder. By the end of “Let It Go”, he has worked magic over the kiid twan production and stepped that much further down his path to excellence. The Chicago-born/Atlanta-based rapper has released myriad records on his Soundcloud— most racking in tens of thousands of plays— however, “Let It Go” is an evolution in artistry. Albeit, competent with creating hardbody, self-produced bangers, he proves on his latest single that he has even more to offer. “Let It Be” is a pivotal record in that regard. It highlights Lui Vi’s breathtaking potential as an emcee, through a use of narrative rhymes and a charismatic flow that suits his star-studded sonics. Even the hook is wafting with intensity, as Lui Vi can be heard crooning colorfully across the soul-sampled chorus. “Let It Go” has already pulled in seven thousand plays; and if there is any love left for pure, soul-stirring Hip-Hop, he’ll get a million more.
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